Festivals & Events Add Spice

Austria

Belgium

Denmark

France

Germany

Italy

Netherlands

UK

Switzerland

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	Austria  Independence day:  26  October -- Salzburg Festival:   Late July through August.  Music festival w/focus on Mozart -- TERC Guide to Austria:  With more destination, sight seeing, attraction, events, transportation               RETURN TO TOP
	Belgium     Belgium    Calendar of Events    Brugge Events -- TERC Guide to Belgium  With more destination, sight seeing, attraction, events, transportation
	Denmark -- DENMARK --4th of JULY FESTIVAL -- TERC Guide to Scandinavia: With more destination, sight seeing, attraction, events, transportation               RETURN TO TOP

France  Independence day: Bastille Day  July 13 & 14            Paris has biggest festivites--but it is a great national holiday all over France. -- France: Festivals  and Events   -- ViaFrance:  Search Engine for French Festivals, Events Markets, Exhibitions, Trade Shows -- Paris THEATRE  in English -- Tour de France  First three weeks of July  (2,000 mile bike race ending in Paris.               Alsace Festivals:  A list of festivals with villages and dates.                 Colmar   Alsace Wine Fair   Second and third weekends in August.               Ribeauville  (35 miles S of Strasbourg)  Festival of Minstrels  First Sunday in September.                    Wine, music, folklore, etc.               Paris:  Fete d'Humanite   second or third Saturday & Sunday in September.                    A huge communist fair, colorful festivities--not all "red."               Wine in France               -- TERC Guide to France:  With more destination, sight seeing, attraction, events, transportation,               RETURN TO TOP

Germany GERMANY --FIND Event and Festival Information Christmas Markets  - Germany's popular Christmas Markets  November - December German World Events - Includes popular fireworks, sport, festivals & parties Wine Festivals of Germany - List of popular wine festivals in Germany, locations and dates -- Bad Durkheim   Wurstmarkt - Second Saturday in September thru following Tuesday   + third Friday through following Monday. World Largest wine festival (25 miles W of Heidelberg) -- Dinkelsbuhl   Kinderzeche - .  Week-end before third Monday in July to week-end after Festival honoring children who saved the town in 1640's -- Koblenz to Braubach   Der Rhein in Flammen - .  Second Saturday in August                    Festival with dancing, wine, and beer, & bonfires -- Munich   Oktoberfest - Starting third to last Saturday in Sept. through first Sun. in October.  World's most famous Octoberfest beer festival -- Rothenburg ob der Tauber  .  Daily Calendar of Events & Tours music, dancing, beer, sausage & Christmas Market. -- Rothenburg ob der Tauber   Der Metstertrunk - .  Saturday before Whit Monday June   music, dancing, beer, sausage. -- Rothenburg ob der Tauber   Pfingsten Festival - .  On line reservations available -- Trier  Weinfest - .  Saturday to first Monday in August -- Winningen on Mosel   Moselfest - .  Last weekend in August  -  Wine festival -- Worms on Rhine   Backfischfest - Starts last Saturday in August and lasts 15 days                    Largest wine and folk festival on the Rhine -- TERC Guide to Germany:  With more destination, sight seeing, attraction, events, transportation,               RETURN TO TOP

Italy       Museums     Musical Events    Wine  Festivals     -- Italy   Independence day:  2 June -- Italy Festivals   Notti Italiane    Experience the Italian nights. -- Musical Events   Musical Events in Florence + online ticketing   Classical Music in Italy + Festivals and Concerts -- Museums - Links to over 50 Italian museums - make reservations    -- Camogili  (10 miles So. of Genoa)  Sagra dei Pesche:  Second Sunday in May             Popular, huge feast of freshly caught fish fried in world's largest frying pan.    -- Arezzo Joust of the Saracen  First Sunday in September               A costumed equestarian tournament dating from 13th cent. crusades.    -- Gubbio  (East of Cortona)  Palio of the Archers Last Sunday in May                            WReenactment of medieval crossbow contest with arms & costumes    -- Gubbio  (25 miles NE Perugia)  Festa de Ceri  May 15..               World famous folklore events, colorful pageant, giant feast afterwards    -- Siena  (an hour sw of Florence)  Il Palio:  July 2 and August 16             Horse Race with medieval procession beforehand.  35000 spectators.    -- Tuscany Festivals & Events    -- Umbria Festivals & Events Calendar    -- Venice: Historical Regatta: First Sunday in September.           A gala procession of decorated boats followed by double-oared gondola race.    -- Venice Events Directory:  Month by Month List    -- Marostica: Human Chess Game First or second weekend in Sept in even # years.        Medieval pagentry & splendor accompany reenactment of human chess game in 1454     -- Wine Festivals:        Wine Events in Italy     Year Around Winefests in Italy                -- TERC Guide to Italy:  With more destination, sight seeing, attraction, events, transportation, etc               RETURN TO TOP

	Netherlands  Independence day:  30 April -- TERC Guide to Netherlands   With more destination, sight seeing, attraction, events, transportation,
	UK --LONDON -- London Events Directory:   concerts, festivals, carnivals, holiday events for specific dates -- TERC Guide to Great Britain  With more destination, sight seeing, attraction, events, transportation -- THE LONDON THEATER GUIDE - ONLINE You can EASILY find reviews and listings of all theatrical productions and their local prices (big savings over agencies). Also find box office phone numbers, Tube & bus stops (venues) and seating plans of theatres. Order your tickets from home and have them waiting for you. This site also offers a 2 month free subscription to the Theatre Listings & Newsletter (Stay away from their Theatre Broker if you want to save money--GET Box Office Phone number off Listing Page and call yourself. Some theatres charge a $2-3 booking fee at their box office.)           London Theatre MAP                 Leicester Square Half Price Ticket Booth           LONDON THEATRICAL Museums, Walks and Back Stage Tours SEARCH for PLAYS             RETURN TO TOP
	Switzerland   Independence day:  1 August     Includes parades, concerts, bell ringing, fireworks, yodeling, boat rides nationwide. -- Alpine Trekking Guide   Glarus (40 miles SE of Zurich)  Lndsgereinde   First Sunday of May  plus Opera to Comedy -- Dramatic presentation retelling story of Wm Tell - at Open-air Theatre      Interlaken  Willian Tell Plays    Second Thursday in July through first Sundy in Sept.      Largest open-air parlamentary session -- Montreux Jazz Festival & Carnival Festivals   Events   plus Opera to Comedy -- Swiss Holidays and Festivals:  Search Engine -- TERC Guide to Switzerland:  With more destination, sight seeing, attraction, events, transportation               RETURN TO TOP